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101 minutes. Country. United States. Language. English. Box office. $19,753. The Trial is a 2010 drama film directed by Gary Wheeler and starring Matthew Modine. It is based on the novel of the same name by Robert Whitlow and was released September 10, 2010, grossing $19,753 at the box office.
Apr 2, 2013 · A lawyer who loses his family in a tragic accident takes on a capital case that changes his life. The Trial is a film based on a novel by Robert Whitlow, starring Matthew Modine, Robert Forster and Nikki Deloach.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Gary Wheeler
- 2013-04-02
A film version of Franz Kafka's novel about a man who is arrested and put on trial without knowing his charges. Directed by Orson Welles, starring Anthony Perkins, Jeanne Moreau and others, with a surreal and paranoid atmosphere.
- (24K)
- Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Orson Welles
- 1962-12-22
The Trial (French: Le Procès) is a 1962 drama film written and directed by Orson Welles, based on the 1925 posthumously published novel of the same name by Franz Kafka. Welles stated immediately after completing the film: "The Trial is the best film I have ever made".
Feb 25, 2000 · Roger Ebert praises Orson Welles' visual style and interpretation of Kafka's novel in this film noir. He also explores the themes of paranoia, homosexuality and autobiography in the story of a man accused of an unknown crime.
Josef K. (Anthony Perkins) is accused of an unspecified crime and shambles through a series of bizarre encounters in an attempt to clear his name in the face of a hellish bureaucracy.
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- Drama, Sci-Fi
Roger Ebert compares the 1994 film version of Kafka's novel \"The Trial\" with Orson Welles' 1963 version and criticizes the lack of anger and fear in the new one. He recommends reading the book and watching the Welles film for a better experience of the story of the innocent man wrongly accused.
